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单词 high-stakes
释义
high-stakes
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌhaɪˈsteɪks/us
/ˌhaɪˈsteɪks/
involvingthepossiblelossof alargeamountofmoney:
下大赌注的
a high-stakespokergame赌注巨大的扑克牌局
involvingseriousrisksif there is nosuccess:
高风险的
a high-stakesnegotiation风险极高的谈判
educationspecialized
A high-stakestestis one that is veryimportantfor thepersonwhotakesit.
意义重大的
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Taking risks
Being important and having importance
(Definition ofhigh-stakesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

high-stakes| Business English

high-stakes
adjective[usually before noun]
uk
us
used todescribeasituationthat has a lot ofriskand in which someone islikelyto either get orloseanadvantage, a lot ofmoney, etc.:
Thecompanyhas made somehigh-stakesinvestmentsin anattempttotransformitself into a multibrandempire.
high-stakes battle/contest/negotiationsWhat we have is a high-stakesbattleforcontrolof one of the world's mostlucrativemarkets.
(Definition ofhigh-stakesfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhigh-stakes

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However, there is some evidence to suggest that a trust mechanism inducing co-operative behaviour may be effective even inhigh-stakessituations.
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Both involve intense preparation, arehigh-stakescompetitions, and have winners and losers.
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In the 'high-stakes' contexts in which nowadays many teachers work, this issue can put teachers in a situation of conflict.
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Establishing validity was considered within the purview of testing researchers responsible for developing large-scale,high-stakestests.
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This research illustrates that technology use is never inconsequential and is often ahigh-stakesinnovation in terms of costs, human resources and expectations involved.
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Because this is ahigh-stakeswriting activity, where publication is gate-kept and assessed for professional success, multilingual scholars have been slow to culturalize their writing.
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A major reason was that the comprehensive character of these efforts made distributive politics a one-time,high-stakesgame.
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With the failure to meet any of the agreed negotiating deadlines, the summit was immediately burdened with an overloaded agenda, which encouraged a game ofhigh-stakespoker among the participants.
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Thehigh-stakes, high-octane, extreme musical chairs show was initially picked up for 10 episodes and began airing in the summer of 2012.
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The story combined a natural disaster story withhigh-stakescrime drama and futuristic adventure.
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Orrico inadvertently entered ahigh-stakestalent competition, and won.
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He begins to lead a goal-less life as ahigh-stakesgambler.
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The games between teams served as the basis forhigh-stakesgambling between the owners, players and the public.
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For example, scenes depictinghigh-stakescard games or gunfights over those games are so common as to be clich.
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They usually occur inhigh-stakessituations, where people have something to lose or gain.
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